I am confident, laid-back, and individual.
My Self-Summary
So, funny story. I was up at 1:30 AM, and decided for no reason
whatsoever that I'd abandon my pursuit of sleep for a minute or
twenty and fill this thing out again, perhaps while listening to
some New Age-y music that would lull me back into my bed so I could
wake up, grab some breakfast the following morning, and maybe write
the perfect essay necessary for me not to fail the boring horror
that is English 102.
Then, of course, I began to grow tired, as happens when one listens
to calming music, and decided it was stupid to fill out a profile
again.
And then I looked at the words "My Self-Summary" above the box in
which I was reluctantly typing, and thought, "How utterly stupid!
Nobody's life is boring enough to fit in a text box in under 5000
words! Besides that, who's arrogant enough to think that their life
deserves to be written in a text box for the whole world to see and
judge?"
So, I didn't fill out that text box. I left it blank, aside from
giving an explanation of why I was leaving it blank, which I think
fit quite well.
What I’m doing with my life
I then looked down at the following text box titled "What I'm doing
with my life," and thought. I typed, "nothing much," but
immediately deleted it for fear that it would be judged as absolute
assery. So, here's what I typed instead:
"I'm currently attending WSU".
"That was good," I thought. It was short, and to the point, and
people wouldn't have to read through lines and lines of text, which
would be about the biggest eff you I could give somebody. But it
wasn't enough...
"I'm not sure where I want to go with my education, but I like it
here, and as long as I keep myself in line, that's all that
matters."
That was better. I moved on to the following text box, deciding
that I would write less so that I could get back to my moderately
cozy bed and have sometimes pleasant, sometimes not so pleasant,
dreams.
I’m really good at
I just wrote "haha" here, and moved on down the page.
Haha.
The first things people usually notice about me
Hmm...
"My awesomeness," I wrote.
It was true, and not in the slightest bit arrogant. I was awesome.
Everybody should think they are awesome. It's the only way we help
other people who don't feel like they're awesome become awesome in
their eyes.
Then I realized how very hippy-like and corny the text I had
entered in the box was, but hippies are funny anyway, so I kept it
in the box.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
This box gave me trouble. Granted, I do like many things... some
things more than others... but did I really want to disclose so
much information on an OkCupid profile page? I didn't think so...
so I just wrote "various" and moved on down the page, with perhaps
an occasional reference to my love-hate relationship with Italian
food, or my love of all things made by We Are Scientists, Muse, and
The Rifles. I also wrote that I loved many things, and that there
were simply too many to fit into a text box of this size.
The six things I could never do without
I left this one blank. I was tired.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
This one I also left blank.
On a typical Friday night I am
This one was not important enough to respond to. I could have
written many things but decided not to.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
This one merited a response:
"I'm a dude. And I'm glad I'm a dude. Not once have I ever thought
that I should have been born with ovaries."
It worked. So I moved on to the last box.
You should message me if
Hmm... such a crucial text box. I couldn't knowingly leave this one
blank. So, I wrote this:
"You should message me if you're interested in talking to
me."
It was true. Generally, I replied to anybody who sent me a message-
usually immediately, though sometimes I took time.
I had this much to add.
"I'm not interested in online dating, but enjoy the people I meet
here on this site."